In the Margins
A Zine developed and led by Inklings Youth Leaders
In the Margins is Society of Young Inklings’ youth-led literary and arts zine. This is a space dedicated to the fragments, footnotes, almost-erased lines, side stories, and creative work that lives just outside the center.
Created with the leadership of Inklings youth, each issue brings together original writing, visual art, and creative experiments from youth contributors. Along the way, youth leaders help shape the theme, review submissions, make editorial decisions, and bring the finished collection into the world.
Read our inaugural issue
In the Margins is Society of Young Inklings’ youth-led literary and arts zine. This is a space dedicated to the fragments, footnotes, almost-erased lines, side stories, and creative work that lives just outside the center.
Created with the leadership of Inklings youth, each issue brings together original writing, visual art, and creative experiments from youth contributors. Along the way, youth leaders help shape the theme, review submissions, make editorial decisions, and bring the finished collection into the world.
About the Zine
In the Margins creates space for youth voices and ideas that may not fit neatly into traditional categories. We welcome work that is curious, unconventional, joyful, thoughtful, surprising, or still asking questions.
The Zine also gives Inklings youth leaders real experience in collaborative editing, creative direction, community-building, and publishing.
New issues are developed when the ideas, energy, and leadership capacity come together. We don’t currently publish on a fixed schedule.
Want to Contribute?
When submissions are open, we invite young writers and artists to respond to the theme and share their work.
There is no open call at this time.
To hear about future opportunities, join our mailing list below, or consider joining Inkling membership. As a member, you will also have opportunities to share your work via the Inkwell, and you’ll be first to know about other publishing opportunities such as our Inklings Book Contest.
Interested in editorial opportunities? Learn more about Inklings leadership here.
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Help young people create and lead.
Every issue of In the Margins depends on the time, imagination, and leadership of young people, supported by adult mentors who help them turn their ideas into a finished publication.
Your gift helps provide the mentorship, tools, and publishing support that make youth-led projects like this possible.